Akrobatik

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Akrobatik
Performing in Denmark in December 2009.
Background information
Birth name	Jared Bridgeman
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Hip hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Alternative Hip Hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Fat Beats Records Rawkus Definitive Jux
Associated acts	The Perceptionists

Akrobatik is a rapper from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He has collaborated numerous times with many fellow Boston rappers such as Edo G, Guru, Mr Lif, Slaine, and Termanology. Akrobatik is also a part of the hip hop collective named The Perceptionists with Mr. Lif and DJ Fakts One (Released Black Dialogue in 2006).^{[citation needed]}

In 1998, Akrobatik released his first single, Ruff Enough, on Boston's Detonator Records label. His second single was released on the Independent New York label Rawkus, Internet MCs, and later released Say Yes Say Word.

Akrobatik's music has appeared on HBO’s The Wire, ESPN’s Playmakers and in films such as Date Movie and Wholetrain. He is also featured on Snacky Chan's album Part of the Nation, as well as in the games NBA Live ’06, Frequency, Need for Speed Most Wanted^[1] and the PlayStation 2 game, Amplitude, where he raps in the song, "Out the Box", as well as providing voiceovers for tutorials.

Akrobatik raps the daily sports news to Boston via the "Sports Wrap-Up", broadcast on the Ramiro and Pebbles Morning Show, on Boston hip-hop radio station JAM'N 94.5.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2005, Akrobatik signed to Fat Beats Records.^[2] The Brooklyn-based label released his second full-length album, Absolute Value, on February 19, 2008. It received positive reviews from a various media outlets.^[3]^[4]

Discography

The EP (2002)
Detonator Records Vol.1 Compilation (C-Rayz Walz, Breez Evahflowin, Snacky Chan) (2002)
Balance (2003)
The Lost Adats (2003)
Black Dialogue (2005) as The Perceptionists (with Mr Lif and DJ Fakts One)
Essential Akrobatik, Vol. 1 (2007)
Absolute Value (2008)
Built To Last (2014)

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US	US R&B	US Rap	Album
"Alive"	2012	—	—	—	TBA

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